Mets Eye Candy: The 1962 Edition
With the New York Mets celebrating their 50th Anniversary in 2012, I’ll probably end up doing 4-5 1962 Editions of my “Mets Eye Candy” feature.
Do you know the story about Hall of Fame writer Leonard Koppett during that 1962 season? While burning the midnight oil at his desk in the newsroom of the NY Post, his phone rang at two in the in morning. “I understand...
Via Mets Merized Online
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This Date in Pirates History: January 30
On this date in 1959 the Pittsburgh Pirates traded pitcher Whammy Douglass, outfielders Jim Pendleton and John Powers and third baseman Frank Thomas to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for catcher Smoky Burgess, third baseman Don Hoak and pitcher Harvey Haddix. Starting with Burgess, he was just about to turn 32 at the time of the trade, a backup left-handed hitting catcher who got...
Via Pirates Prospects
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14 days ago
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14 days ago
1962 Mets Honored at BBWAA Awards Dinner
Original 1962 Mets Jay Hook, Al Jackson and Frank Thomas were guest speakers at the BBWAA Awards Dinner on Saturday night.
Hook started and won the first game in Mets franchise history. On April 23, 1962, he pitched a five-hit 9–1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field, giving his team their first regular-season victory after nine defeats. In that season he compiled...
Via Mets Merized Online
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21 days ago
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21 days ago
MANNY HAPPY RETURNS?
A's interested in Manny Ramirez?
Manny Ramirez is doing everything he can to break back into the show, and it seems that Billy Beane and the A's are the team showing the most interest in the mercurial slugger.
Via Hall of Very Good
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24 days ago
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24 days ago
How Great Was Edgar Martinez’s Bat?
While we’ve spent the last few days talking about the Hall of Fame, and this post is somewhat inspired by discussions about Edgar Martinez‘s worthiness for enshrinement in Cooperstown, this isn’t really a post about whether or not he deserves induction. I get why people are hesitant to vote for a guy who spent most of his career at DH, had a relatively short career, and who...
Via Fangraphs
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December 29, 2011
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December 29, 2011
Is Yu Darvish coaxing the Jays back to big-time paydays?
After years of speculation and intense coveting, it appears that Yu Darvish may not be coming to America after all.
Rather, if a report from the New York Post is correct, the Japanese pitcher could be bound for Canada. Reporter George A. King III says that the Toronto Blue Jays are expected to be the high bidder for Darvish's negotiating rights when the Nippon Ham Fighters finally...
Via Big League Stew
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December 16, 2011
The BP Broadside: The Best First Baseman in Angels History by Steven Goldman
I caught myself about to write this sentence: “Albert Pujols will be the best first baseman in Angels
Via Baseball Prospectus
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December 09, 2011
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December 09, 2011
With Buehrle gone, Sox face a huge transition
Rotation could see more upheaval before club settles on startersDALLAS — Filling the void of Mark Buehrle might be more challenging for the White Sox than when former franchise greats such as Robin Ventura, Ozzie Guillen and Frank Thomas departed.
Via Chicago Breaking Sports
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December 07, 2011
If Your Heading To Chicago Make Sure to Grab A Big Hurt Beer
If your in the greater Chicago area make sure you stop into a local pub and grab a Big Hurt Beer. The beer is made by retired baseball player Frank Thomas. Honestly probably the coolest thing I've seen by an ex-athlete. Make your own beer. I'm pretty sure having your own brewski this is the American dream. Not to mention Frank made it 7% alcohol content which will put...
Via Backyard Sports Blog
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December 06, 2011
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December 06, 2011
THIS SUDS FOR YOU
Frank Thomas' Big Hurt Beer
Former Chicago White Sox slugger and soon to be Hall of Famer is taking a swing at the alcoholic beverage game…Thomas has created Big Hurt Beer, a crisp full flavored lager with All-Star taste and a smooth finish…People in Chicago seem to be responding, as it already has a large following, and the Retar Crew out of CHI even wrote a song about…To see the Video...
Via Terez Owens
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December 05, 2011
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December 05, 2011
Frank Thomas Blasts American League MVP
Postseason awards are funny.Typically, you're going to hear a lot of people saying they don't matter...until they object to who wins one. Then, of course, they suddenly begin to matter.Such was the case Monday when Justin Verlander was named the American League Most Valuable Player.Ask anyone what they thought about the Detroit Tigers pitcher taking home the award and they...
Via Hall of Very Good
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November 22, 2011
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November 22, 2011
Bautista is ... not the AL MVP
Via http://bbwaa.com/ he came in 3rd. Verlander got it, named on 27 of 28 ballots vs Bautista being on all 28.
Jacoby Ellsbury came in 2nd for MVP with 4 first place votes. Bautista had 5 first votes, 7 2nds, 4 each for 3/4/5th place, 1 each for 6th through 9th place. I'd love to see the ballot of the writer who put Bautista 9th.Bautista was 4th last year, so I guess we can...
Via Batter's Box
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November 21, 2011
Fear of Hitters
Twice in this post season, Ron Washington issued intentional walks with the bases empty. This was a very rare strategy until Barry Bonds came along:
Intentional walks with the bases empty, 1974-2011
Batter
Times
Barry Bonds
41
Mark McGwire
10
Ryan Howard
4
Vladimir Guerrero
4
Albert Pujols
4
Jason Giambi
2
Adrian Gonzalez
2
Manny Ramirez
2
Mike Schmidt
2
Pat Burrell
1...
Via Baseball Musings
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October 25, 2011
Good-bye, Paul Leka: Writer of sports anthem ‘Na Na Hey Hey’ dies
Most of my childhood memories, as they relate to baseball, involve playing the song "Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Good-Bye)" in my head. Today, it has become an anthem sung by many fans in different sports in order to taunt an opponent who is on his way out of the game. Fans at Rangers Ballpark have chanted it at the Cardinals during the World Series. But when I was a kid, it was mostly...
Via Big League Stew
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October 24, 2011
Thomas recalls shot heard 'round Arlington
Frank Thomas sat in a green seat about 420 feet away from home plate in the Fort Worth Suite high above left field at Rangers Ballpark on Sunday. What Albert Pujols did a night earlier in the World Series brought back the memory.
Via mlb.com
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October 23, 2011
Thomas recalls shot heard 'round Arlington
Frank Thomas sat in a green seat about 420 feet away from home plate in the Fort Worth Suite high above left field at Rangers Ballpark on Sunday. What Albert Pujols did a night earlier in the World Series brought back the memory.
Via mlb.com
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October 23, 2011
CSN: Frank Thomas open to joining White Sox as coach
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Via MSNBC
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October 06, 2011
Congratulations Mariano Rivera
I am a Yankee fan and I live in New York. I feel privileged to be able to say that I have been to more than my fair share of Yankee games. I have seen some of the greatest players in the history of the game, guys like Derek Jeter, Roger Clemens, Alex Rodriguez, Frank Thomas, Edgar Martinez, Ken Griffey Jr., Cal Ripken Jr., Ichiro Suzuki, and others. I have seen Yankee- Red Sox...
Via Off The Bench
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September 19, 2011
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September 19, 2011
Hornets Complete Perfect Season, Dynasty in the Making?
The best player in the game
Even before the season began, the Blue Hornets had been dubbed the “Dream Team”. And for good reason. With a lineup consisting of the speed (Ichiro Suzuki, Pete Wheeler, Deter Jeter) and power (Pablo Sanchez, Sammy Sosa, Achmed Khan, Ken Griffey Jr.), the Hornets had one of the most star-filled teams in recent memory. And with ace Frank Thomas and...
Via Beantown Banter
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September 05, 2011
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September 05, 2011
Off-Day Puzzle #9: Solution
The answer to yesterday's puzzle is Chad Billingsley.
The puzzle's title ("Now Batting...Josh Bard") refers to Shakespeare, and the lines are from Shakespeare's sonnets. Missing words are represented by pictured players, which you had to identify by sight, browsing team rosters, working backwards, or (if you were really crafty) looking up their MLB.com profile URLs using the numbers...
Via Sons of Steve Garvey
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September 02, 2011
Be Like Bullock And Keep Big Mike
This week we’re starting a new weekly column that will be here every Thursday afternoon, it will be all about 2012 fantasy baseball keepers. The column will then move to Friday in the offseason. Since many fantasy baseball keeper leagues don’t decide on their keepers until the start of the new season, I figured I’d go over some fantasy baseball keepers from now until next...
Via Razzball
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August 18, 2011
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August 18, 2011
HBT: Thome Cooperstown-bound, without question
HBT: Does reaching the 600-home run mark make Jim Thome a Hall of Famer? No, because in compiling a career similar to sluggers like Frank Thomas, Mike Schmidt and Harmon Killebrew, Thome had already earned a place in Cooperstown.
Via MSNBC
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August 15, 2011
If at first (base) you don't succeed ...
Thanks to Bauxite Jeremy for crafting this outstanding "positional" Hall of Names feature.******* Over at the Straight Dope message board, there's a thread trying to create an "All-First Baseman" all-star team. The challenge is to find players who played at least 600 games at first base, and 600 games at another position (with the outfield counting as one position) and see if a roster...
Via Batter's Box
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August 11, 2011
The Philly Fifty: #47 Dick “Richie” Allen, Phillies
“Allen was scary at the plate. When he came up there, he had your attention. I want to forget a couple of line drives he hit off me, but I can’t because they almost killed me.” — Mickey Lolich
“Dick Allen hit a ball harder than any player I’ve ever seen” — Willie Mays (paraphrased)
“I’ll play first, third, left. I’ll play anywhere...
Via The Recliner GM
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August 06, 2011
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August 06, 2011
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